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Moscow-Goa flight bomb threat: Jamnagar airport cordoned off; aircraft checked, luggage being scanned

The collector of Jamnagar, where the plane landed, said that the airport had been cordoned off by security agencies for 9 hours.

Moscow-Goa flight bomb threat: Jamnagar airport cordoned off; aircraft checked, luggage being scanned

A day after a bomb threat on a Moscow-to-Goa flight led to its emergency landing in Gujarat, local officials provided an update regarding the situation.

The collector of Jamnagar, where the plane landed, said in the early hours of 10 January 2023 that the airport had been cordoned off by security agencies for 9 hours.

Security personnel had conducted "intensive checking" of the aircraft as well as the passengers. The official said that passengers' luggage was being checked, and their details were being verified.

On the night of 9 January, a bomb threat led to the flight's diversion to Gujarat. All passengers and crew members were evacuated safely.

Also watch: Moscow-Goa flight makes emergency landing at Jamnagar airport after bomb threat: Police

An official of the Russian embassy in New Delhi said the embassy was alerted by the Indian authorities about the alleged bomb scare on the Azur Air flight en route from Moscow to Goa.

"The aircraft has made an emergency landing at the Jamnagar Indian Air Force base. Everyone on board is safe. The authorities are conducting a thorough inspection of the aircraft," the official added.

(With PTI inputs)

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